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BAC Spring 2018
The BAC Spring 2018 term has come to an end and we would like to thank our students from Clemson University, Roger Williams University and Texas A&M University, and studio professors Miquel Rodriguez + Marta Garcia-Orte, and Rafael Gomez for another great semester.
Design Studio Final Presentation
Final Presentations were held on the 25-26th of April 2018.
Special thanks to our invited jury including Ray Huff, Clemson University Associate Professor and Director of Charleston Program, Andrew Cohen, RWU Professor of Architecture and principal of ACTWO Architect, Marcel Erminy, Texas A&M University Associate Professor of the Practice, Michael Neuman, University of Westminster Professor of Sustainable Urbanism, Miguel Roldan, BAC Director and Design Studio Director, Zana Bosnic, Academic Coordinator, Pia Wortham, Design Communication Seminar Professor, Jelena Prokopljevic, Design Philosophy Seminar Professor , Ivan Blasi and Anna Sala, travel Professors.
Design Studio Final Projects
Project site: Plaça del vuit de març / carrer dels Capellans / Plaça d’isidre Nonell
Barcelona´s old city center was generated from the different historical and cultural layers embedded in the ground, public spaces and existing buildings. The Project site is a prime example of this urban layering as it is a succession of three open spaces: Plaça del vuit de març, with a Roman aqueduct visible in one of the façades that configure the Plaza and an entrance to Ca la Dona on a different topographic level, the 2.5m elevated romantic garden and the Plaça d’isidre Nonell, that houses the tiled fresco called ”El petó” (The Kiss), a piece of art by Joan Fontcuberta and manufactured by Ceràmica Cumell, placed on an existing wall between the garden and the Plaza.
The two design studios, titled ¨ In Between¨ and ¨Desponjamiento Urbano¨ came up with different design proposals on how to link the spaces and mediate between them.
Learning from the City
Throughout the semester students studied local architecture and regional materials and methods by touring prominent projects in the city, hearing from Barcelona based architects through our lecture series and visiting the production facilities of local manufactures. Below are some highlights of their experiences.
Ceràmica Cumella
Cumella´s ceramics are a staple material that forms part of Barcelona´s Architectural fabric. Their designs are a part of La Sagrada Familia, and the restoration of Park Güell and Casa Batlló.
The students were guided by locally and internationally well-known ceramics artist Toni Cumella. Toni showed the students Cumella´s facilities and their 4 different fabrication processes- extruding, casting, pressing and revolving.
Walden 7
Walden 7 was completed in 1975 and was designed by world-renowned Spanish architect Ricardo Bofill. The design embodies the architect´s earliest ideas on how to address housing problems of modern city life.
Walden Resident, Alexandra Olivella, guided students through the complex that she has called home for over 10 years. Students gained an inside perspective on the activity and livelihood of the building through the point of view of one of its inhabitants.
ESCOFET
ESCOFET is a Barcelona-based industry that designs and manufactures high-quality urban furnishings and architectural finishes in concrete and cast stone.
The students were guided by Architect and Business Development Coordinator at Escofet Mariona Benain who explained to the students the skills she brings to the table as an architect in product and material design. Mariona walked students through the facilities and guided them through ESCOFET´s production process from beginning to end. From picking out the desired aggregate to coating and polishing the final product.
Spring 2018 Studio Lecture Series
This semester, students got to hear from a range of Barcelona based practitioners, working in the discipline of architecture, specializing in a range of different sectors.
- Xavier Simón | Ajuntament de Barcelona
- Robert Brufau | Robert Brufau y Asociados
- Josep Ferrando | Josep Ferrando | Architecture
- Carles Baiges | LACOL
- Daniel Calatayud
- Eugeni Bach | Anna & Eugeni Bach, architects
- Josep Ricart | Harquitectes
We would like to thank them for taking the time to present their work and engage with our students.
Excursions
BAC in Madrid
From February 1st-5th students got a taste of two different Spanish urban fabrics through their field studies trip to Madrid and Toledo guided by our professors Ivan Blasi and Zana Bosnic.
Students visited several prominent works of Architecture including CaixaForum Madrid by Herzog & de Meuron, El Prado Museum by Rafael Moneo, MediaLab Prado by Langarita Navarro, Palacio de Cristal by Velázquez Bosco, Matadero by Jaque + Ensemble, Fundacion COAM by Gonzalo Moure and many more. Students got to learn about the urban history of the city and its role as the capital.
BAC in the Netherlands
From March 2nd-9th students went on their second field studies trip to the Netherlands guided by our professors Ivan Blasi and Anna Sala.
Throughout the 7-day trip in 6 cities: Rotterdam, The Hague, Delft, Zaandam, Utrecht, and Amsterdam, our Spring 2018 students had the opportunity to visit and study projects from architects such as Rem Koolhaas, Felix Claus, MVRDV, West 8, Enric Miralles, Mecanoo, Richard Meier, Gerrit Rietveld, Aldo van Eyck, and many others, and learning about the history and development of the Dutch urban form.
BAC Spring 2018 Design studio lecture series_Robert Brufau
Spring 2018 Lecture Series:
ROBERT BRUFAU
“The structure of Santa Caterina Market: architecture of the complexity”
Thursday February 08 at 12:45
BAC, Bruc 59, local
Open to the Public
BAC Fall 2017
Another great semester has come to an end. We would like to thank our students from Clemson University, Roger Williams University, Texas A&M University, and studio professors Miguel Roldan, and Miquel Rodriguez for a great semester.
Design Studio Final Presentations
Final Presentations were held on the 13th-14th of December 2017. Special thanks to our invited jury, from our collateral universities, and to our BAC faculty for preparing our students.
Design Studio Final Projects
Barcelona´s old city center is being molded and influenced by different urban, cultural, social and economic forces while still remaining an economical place to live. Past, present and future dynamics are also complexly layered on the area and at the fringes of this dense tissue. The “Rondes”, areas around the old city center, are generous avenues placed where the city walls use to seat.
The project site was located in Ronda Sant Antoni, 66 / Carrer de Valldonzella. The triangular plot is found along these hybrid streets generated between the grid of the Eixample and the dense and irregular configuration of ¨Ciutat Vella¨. The buildings and structures placed on these edges offer the opportunity to re-imagine an urban gateway that serves and celebrates the dynamics of their setting. The students were challenged to design and program a hybrid structure for its multifarious potential users.
Learning from the City
Throughout the semester students learned about being a practicing architect in the city through everything from visiting prominent projects in the city guided by their architects to touring the production facilities of local manufactures. Below are some highlights of their experiences.
Sant Antoni Market
BAC Fall 2017 visited San Antoni Market On October 7, 2017.
The Mercat de Sant Antoni was designed by Antoni Rovira i Trias in 1882. The historic Market was the first to be designed outside of Barcelona´s city walls. The project has been under rehabilitation since 2007 by RavetllatRibas Arquitectes and is set to be open in 2018.
Leading Architect Pere Joan Ravetllat guided students through the construction site. Pere explained the design challenges and opportunities this restoration project presented to his firm, and how they have navigated the project over the past 10 years.
Walden 7
Walden 7 was completed in 1975 and was designed by world-renowned Spanish architect Ricardo Bofill. The design embodies the architect´s earliest ideas on how to address housing problems of modern city life.
Walden Resident, Alexandra Olivella, guided students through the complex that she has called home for over 10 years. Students gained an inside perspective on the activity and livelihood of the building through the point of view of one of its inhabitants.
Cristalleries Planell Civic Center
Students visited the Civiv cebter on October 21, 2017.
The former Planell glass factory was originally built in 1913. Its restoration and refurbishment were completed in 2016 by Barcelona based H ARQUITECTES in 2016.
The students were guided by Architect Josep Ricart. Josep explained the challenges of the site defined by the heritage-listed frontage of the former Planell glass factory, and the unique sun chimnies designed to avoid heat gain and improve air circulation.
Fall 2017 Studio Lecture Series
This semester, students got to hear from a range of Barcelona based practitioners, working in the discipline of architecture, specializing in a range of different sectors.
- Ethel Baraona | dpr-barcelona
- Carme Pinós | Estudio Carme Pinós
- Toni Cumella | Ceràmica Cumella
- Carlos Ferrater | OAB-Office Architecture In Barcelona
We would like to thank them for taking the time to present their work and engage with our students!
Excursions
BAC in Madrid
From the 15th-19th of September students got a taste of two different Spanish urban fabrics through their field studies trip to Madrid and Toledo guided by our professors Ivan Blasi and Zana Bosnic.
BAC in the Netherlands
From November 13th-17th students went on their second field studies trip to the Netherlands guided by our professors Ivan Blasi and Anna Sala.
BAC Thanksgiving
On November 23rd the students and faculty celebrated Thanksgiving by breaking bread and sharing their favorite dishes. A tradition held ever Fall here at the BAC with our students.
BAC Spring 2017 design studio lecture series_NICOLAS VAUCHER
BAC Spring 2017 lecture series
NICOLAS VAUCHER
Burckhardt+Partner SA
Thursday March 23 at 12:45
BAC, Bruc 59, local
Open to the Public
Born in Geneva, 1965, Nicolas Vaucher studied architecture at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) where he graduated in 1991. He gained professional experience abroad in Auckland (NZ), New York (Eisenman architects) and in Paris (François Roche).
In 1993, he co-founded BMW architects, winner of the Distinction of Romande architecture 2006 and recognized for the quality of its projects and competition entries.
He became a visiting professor at HEPIA school of architecture in 2007. As an active member of several professional associations, he defends and promotes architectural quality, for both our urban and social environments, convinced that a beautiful city is a city that promotes better living.
Since 2008, he is the Design director for Burckhardt+partner in Suisse romande (French-speaking cantons of Switzerland). He actively develops a common cultural knowledge for urban context and architecture in collaboration with his project teams.
Committee member of the Swiss Architects Federation (FAS) and member of the Swiss Society of Engineers and Architects (SIA) and the Architectural Commission of Geneva (Commission d’architecture de Genève)
BAC Spring 2017 design studio lecture series_ALEXANDAR IVANCIC
BAC Spring 2017 lecture series
ALEXANDAR IVANCIC
Energy as a Design Driver in Urban Design
Thursday, January 26th at 12:45
BAC, Bruc 59, local
Open to the Public
Aleksandar (Alex) Ivancic
Alex is a mechanical engineer and holds a PhD in Thermal Science. His main professional interest is positioned within energy systems and its environmental impacts, with a particular focus on buildings and urban scale. He is equally committed to teaching, researching, and practicing.
He is currently Senior Consultant at Aiguasol Engineering (Barcelona, Spain). He also serves as a member of the International Keio Institute for Architecture and Urbanism at Keio University (Tokyo). Alex is elected member of the Scientific Society of Serbia. He is member of the editorial team of urbanNext.net
Alex has published more than sixty papers relating to energy systems, urban infrastructures, renewable energies, energy planning and computational fluid dynamics. He also published the book titled EnergyScapes (2010 Gustavo Gili).
fall 2016 Design Studio 3rd quarter presentations.
During our last presentations before the finals, we were honored to have with us Clemson University Professor and Chair Emeritus Jose Caban, one of the founders of the Clemson University program in Barcelona.
Thank you for the visit and we’re looking forward to many other future ones!
BAC Fall 2016 design studio lecture series_ALBERTO VEIGA
BAC Fall 2016 lecture series
ALBERTO VEIGA, Barozzi / Veiga
A Sentimental Monumentality
Monday, November 28th at 12:45
BAC, Bruc 59, local
Open to the Public
Barozzi / Veiga is an architectural office devoted to architecture and urbanism, founded in 2004 in Barcelona by Fabrizio Barozzi and Alberto Veiga.
Barozzi / Veiga has won numerous prizes in national and international competitions among them, the refurbishment of the Palacio de Santa Clara in Úbeda, the Auditorioum of Águilas, the Headquarter of the D.O. Ribera del Duero in Roa, the Philharmonic Hall in Szczecin,
the Musée de Beaux-arts in Lausanne, the extension of the Bündner Kunstmuseum in Chur, the School of Music in Brunico and the Tanzhaus in Zürich.
The work of Barozzi / Veiga has been presented in different exhibitions and has been published in a wide range of specialist literature.
Barozzi / Veiga has won many international awards and citations for design excellence among them the Ajac Award 2007 granted by the College of Architects of Barcelona, the International Architecture Award “Barbara Cappochin” 2011, the Gold medal for Italian Architecture 2012 granted by the IV edition of the Triennale Milan, the Young Talent of Italian Architecture 2013 Award granted by the National Council of Architects, Planners and Landscape architects of Italy. In 2014 the studio was selected to be one of the 10 firms in this year’s Design Vanguard by the Architectural Record magazine.
Recently the studio has won the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award 2015.
for more information, visit www.barozziveiga.com
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